Chinese symbol for “broke”
囊空如洗
náng kōng rú xǐ
(idiom) penniless; broke
The closest CC-CEDICT match for broke is 囊空如洗 (náng kōng rú xǐ), defined as: (idiom) penniless; broke.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 囊空如洗.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胶囊 (膠囊) | jiāo náng | (pharm.) capsule |
| 囊括 | náng kuò | to include; to embrace |
| 气囊 (氣囊) | qì náng | air sac; aerostat gasbag |
| 囊肿 (囊腫) | náng zhǒng | cyst (med.) |
| 毛囊 | máo náng | hair follicle |
| 皮囊 | pí náng | leather bag |
| 空间 (空間) | kōng jiān | space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway |
| 航空 | háng kōng | aviation |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 清洗 | qīng xǐ | to wash; to rinse; to clean; (fig.) to purge; to get rid of (corrupt individuals etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “broke”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.